Kobe vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kobe	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2716	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$453	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1876	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	81	79
🏙️ Population	1.52M	726K

The cost of living in Kobe is 11% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5047th and 5717th ($1103 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 489th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 16th vs 32nd best cities to live in Japan, and 681st vs 856th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sagamihara

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	Kobe	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.01%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5111	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.6	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12285	$12309

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126